Increase your earning power, gain in-demand skills, and launch your career in the medical field as a sterile processing technician. Bring your attention to detail and organizational skills to this rewarding role in a hospital, lab or clinic setting — and start your new career in as little as 14 weeks.
Course length
14 weeks
Time commitment
16 hours per week
hours per week
Salary Range
$26 - $45K
(entry level)
Tuition - $4,000*
*You can pay as little as $261 per month. For full payment options and different financing plans, including interest rates from external lenders, please talk to our enrollment team.
If you have a keen attention to detail and a desire to contribute to the success of a team, you share qualities with the folks who are the lifeline of every medical institution – sterile processing technicians.
Sterile processing technicians are vital to the operation of medical facilities. As a sterile processing technician, you are responsible for cleaning, decontaminating, disinfecting and sterilizing all the equipment used in medical facilities and ensuring that patients receive safe and effective care. A typical hospital reuses tens of thousands of medical instruments every month. Each instrument requires special cleaning and maintenance — that’s where sterile processing technicians come in.
After earning your Sterile Processing Technician Certificate, you’ll have the skills needed to enter the medical industry and jumpstart your career in health care.
Sterile processing technicians in the 90th percentile of earners in their field make more than $30 per hour.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Upon completing your certificate and earning your credential, you will be prepared for exciting new roles, such as:
For nearly 100 years, Regis College has empowered students to succeed academically, serve, and lead. Certificate programs through the Wood Lavine Division of Professional Studies offer:
Self-paced coursework
Online learning formats
Reputable career credentials
Skills for in-demand jobs
Specialized knowledge
Potential for higher salary
Degree completion pathways
The Wood Lavine Division of Professional Studies offers affordable and flexible pay-as-you-go options to make earning a professional certificate a reality for as many students as possible. Some certificate earners may even be eligible for tuition assistance through their employer.
